Where does “umlykja” come from?

umlykja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lykja, from Old Norse lykja, from Proto-Germanic lukjaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

umlykja (Icelandic): to surround

Definitions

  1. to surround

Ancestry of “umlykja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclykjato shut, to close; ampoule
2Old Norselykjato shut, to close
3Proto-Germaniclukjanąto close, shut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lukjanąEvery word from Old Norse lykja
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